seats GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Guide

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3 -5 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsL ow er A nch or an d To p Te th er
A nch o r Locatio ns
C re w Cab  Rear Seat
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(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io n s wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
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(L ow er A nch o r): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
E xte n ded Cab  Rear Sea t
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(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
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(L ow er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
F ro nt S eat  Reg ula r
a n d Exte n ded Cab wit h out R ear
S eats
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( T o p Te th er A nch or): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h to p te th er anch ors .
F or cre w ca b models , th ere are
e xp o se d meta llo w er anch ors fo r
e a ch re ar outb oard se atin g posit io n ,
l o ca te d where th e se atb ack m eets
t h e back of th e se at cu sh io n.
F or exte nded ca b models wit h re ar
s e ats , th ere are exp ose d meta l
l o w er anch ors fo r each re ar se atin g
p o sit io n, atta ch ed to th e back wall ,
n e ar th e se at cu sh io n.

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R eg ula r an d Exte n ded Cab
w it h out R ear Seats
F or re gula r an d exte n ded ca b
m odels wit h o ut re ar se a ts , th ere is a
t o p te th e r anch or lo ca te d behin d a
r e m ova ble co ve r on th e back wall
b ehin d th e rig ht fr o nt pa sse ng er
s e at. Y ou may ha ve to pu ll th e
s e atb a ck fo rw ard to acc e ss th e
a nch or.
D o no t se cu re a ch ild re str a in t in a
p osit io n wit h out a to p te th e r anch or
i f a na tio n alo r lo ca lla w re qu ir e s
t h at th e to p te th e r be att a ch ed, or if t
h e in str u ctio ns th a t co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p te th e r
m ust be atta ch e d.
A cco rd in g to accid ent sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n and in fa nts are sa fe r w he n
p ro perly re str a in ed in ach il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s ys te m se cu re d in are ar se atin g
p osit io n. S ee W here to Put th e
R estr a in t on pag e 34 8 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n .
S ecu rin g aChild Restr a in t
D esig ned fo r th e LA TC H
S yste m
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W ARNIN G
If a LA T C H-ty p e ch ild re str a in t is
n ot atta ch ed to an ch o rs , th e ch ild
r e str a in t w ill n o t be able to pro te ct
t h e ch ild co rr e ctly . In a cra sh , th e
c h ild co uld be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d. In sta ll a LA T C H-ty p e
c h ild re str a in t pro pe rly usin g th e
a nch ors , or use th e ve hic le 's
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
sa fe ty belt s to se cu re th e
r e str a in t, fo ll o w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t
a n d th e in str u ctio ns in th is
m anu al.
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W ARNIN G
D o not atta ch more th an one ch ild
r e str a in t to asin gle anch or.
A tta ch in g more th an one ch ild
r e str a in t to asin gle anch or co uld
c a use th e anch or or atta ch m ent
t o co m e lo ose or eve n bre ak
d u rin g acra sh . A ch il d or oth ers
c o uld be in ju re d. To re duce th e
r is k of se rio us or fa ta lin ju rie s
d u rin g acra sh , att a ch only one
c h ild re str a in t per anch or.

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If th e posit io n yo u are usin g
h as an adju sta b le headre st
o r head re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g asin gle te th er,
r a is e th e head re st or head
r e str a in t an d ro ute th e
t e th er unde r th e headre st
o r head re str a in t and in
b etw een th e he adre st or
h ead re str a in t posts .
If th e po sit io n yo u are
u sin g ha s a fix e d or
a dju sta b le head re st or
h ead re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g adu alte th er,
r o u te th e te th e r aro u nd th e
h ead re st or hea d re str a in t.
2 .3 . Atta ch th e to p te th e r to th e
a nch or(A ). M ake su re th at
y o u se cu re th e to p te th er
t o th e to p te th er anch or
a nd not to th e se a tb ack
l a tc h (B ). 2
.4 . Push re arw ard on th e
s e atb ack until it lo cks in to
i t s uprig ht posit io n. P ush
a nd pull o n th e se atb ack to
m ake su re it is se cu re d
p ro perly .
3 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents to th e lo w er
a nch ors . If th e ch il d re str a in t
d oes not have lo w er
a tta ch m ents or th e desir e d
s e atin g posit io n doe s not have
l o w er anch ors , se cu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t w it h th e to p te th er and
t h e sa fe ty belt s . R efe r to yo ur
c h ild re str a in t m anufa ctu re r
i n str u ctio ns and th e in str u ctio ns
i n th is m anual.
3 .1 . Fin d th e lo w er anch ors
f o r th e desir e d se atin g
p osit io n.
3 .2 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents on th e ch ild
r e str a in t to th e lo w er
a nch ors .
4 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er.

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3 -5 8 Seats an d Restr a in ts3 . Tig hte n th e lo w er anch or
a tta ch m ents and th e to p te th er.
T he ch ild re str a in t in str u ctio ns
w ill sh ow yo u ho w .
4 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch il d re str a in t at th e
L A T C H pa th an d atte m pt to
m ove it sid eto s id e and
b acka ndfo rth . T he re sh ould
b e no more th a n 2.5 cm (1 in )
o f m ove m en t, fo r pro per
i n sta lla tio n .F ro nt S eat  Reg ula r/
E xte n ded Cab wit h o ut R ear
S eatsT he ve hic le has a rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger air b ag and may als o
h ave apass e ng er se nsin g syste m .
I f th e ve hic le ha s a pass e nger
s e nsin g sys te m it is desig ne d to
t u rn off th e rig h t fr o n t pa sse nger
f r o nta la ir b ag when an in fa nt in a
r e ar-fa cin g in fa nt se at or a sm all
c h ild in afo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in t or boo ste r se at is de te cte d. S
ee Secu rin g Chil d Restr a in ts (R ear
S eat P osit io n) on pag e 36 0 or
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts (C ente r
F ro nt S eat P osit io n) on pa ge 36 2
o r S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts (R ig h t
F ro nt S eat P osit io n) on pa ge 36 3
a nd Pass e nge r S en sin g Syste m on
p age 33 4 fo r im porta nt sa fe ty
i n fo rm atio n and add it io nal
i n fo rm atio n on in sta lli n g a ch ild
r e str a in t in th e rig ht fr o nt se at
p osit io n.
1 . See Secu rin g Chil d Restr a in ts
( R ear S eat P osit io n) on
p age 36 0 or S ecu rin g Child
R estr a in ts (C ente r Fro n t S ea t
P osit io n) on pag e 36 2 or
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ig ht F ro n t S eat P osit io n) on
p age 36 3 fo r in str u ctio ns on
i n sta ll in g th e ch il d re str a in t usin g
t h e sa fe ty be lt s . 2
. If th e ch ild re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns
r e co m mends th at th e to p te th er
b e atta ch ed, atta ch and tig hte n
t h e to p te th er to th e to p te th er
a n ch or. R efe r to th e ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns and th e
f o llo w in g ste ps:
2 .1 . Pull th e se atb ack fo rw ard
t o acce ss th e to p te th er
a nch or. S ee Seatb ack
L atc h es on page 37 .
2 .2 . Pull o n th e fin ger acc e ss
t a b to re m ove th e co ve r
t o acce ss th e to p te th er
a nch or.

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3 -6 0 Seats an d Restr a in ts4 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch il d re str a in t at th e
L A T C H pa th an d atte m pt to
m ove it sid eto s id e and
b acka ndfo rth . T he re sh ould
b e no more th a n 2.5 cm (1 in )
o f m ove m en t, fo r pro per
i n sta lla tio n .R ep la cin g LA TC H Syste m
P arts Aft e r a Cra sh
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W ARNIN G
A cra sh ca n dam ag e th e LA T C H
s y ste m in th e ve h ic le . A dam aged
L A T C H sys te m may not pro perly
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t,
r e su lt in g in se rio us in ju ry or eve n
d eath in acra sh . To help make
s u re th e LA T C H syste m is
w ork in g pro p erly afte r a cra sh ,
s e e yo ur de ale r to have th e
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
syste m in sp ecte d and any
n ece ssa ry re pla ce m ents m ade
a s so on as possib le .
I f th e ve hic le ha s th e LA T C H syste m
a nd it w as bein g use d du rin g a
c ra sh , new LA T C H syste m pa rts
m ay be need ed.
N ew parts an d re p air s m ay be
n ece ssa ry eve n if th e LA T C H
s yste m was not bein g use d at th e
t im e of th e cra sh .S ecu rin g Chil d Restr a in ts
( R ear Seat P osit io n )W hen se cu rin g ach il d re str a in t in
a re ar se atin g posit io n, stu d y th e
i n str u ctio ns th a t ca m e wit h yo ur
c h ild re str a in t to make su re it is
c o m patib le wit h th is ve h ic le . I
f yo ur ch ild re str a in t has th e
L A T C H sy ste m ,se e Low er A nch ors
a n d Te th ers fo r C hild re n (L A T C H
S ys te m )on page 35 0 fo r how to
i n sta ll yo ur ch ild re str a in t usin g
L A T C H.If yo u se cu re ach ild
r e str a in t usin g asa fe ty belt and
i t use s a to p te th er, se e Low er
A nch ors and Te th ers fo r C hil d re n
( L A T C H Syste m )on page 35 0 fo r
t o p te th er anch or lo ca tio ns.
D o not se cu re a ch ild re str a in t in a
p o sit io n wit h out a to p te th er anch or
i f a natio nalo r lo ca lla w re quir e s
t h a t th e to p te th er be anch ore d, or if
t h e in str u ctio ns th at co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p str a p
m ust be anch ore d.
I n Canada, th e la w re quir e s th at
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in ts have
a to p te th er, and th at th e te th er be
a tt a ch ed.

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3 -6 2 Seats an d Restr a in ts6 . To tig hte n th e belt , push dow n
o n th e ch ild re str a in t, pull th e
s h ould er po rtio n of th e belt to
t ig hte n th e la p portio n of th e belt ,
a nd fe ed th e sh o uld er belt back
i n to th e re tr a cto r. W hen in sta ll in g
a fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t,
i t m ay be help fu lto use yo ur
k n ee to pu sh do w n on th e ch il d
r e str a in t as yo u tig h te n th e be lt . T
ry to pu ll th e belt out of th e
r e tr a cto r to make su re th e
r e tr a cto r is lo cke d. If th e
r e tr a cto r is no t lo cke d, re pe at
S te ps 4 an d 6.
7 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er. S ee
L ow er A nch ors an d Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Syste m )on
p age 35 0.
8 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch ild re str a in t at th e
s a fe ty belt path and atte m pt
t o move it sid eto s id e and
b ack a n dfo rth . W hen th e ch il d
r e str a in t is pro perly in sta lle d,
t h ere sh o uld be no more th a n
2 .5 cm (1 in ) of m ove m ent.
T o re m ove th e ch ild re str a in t,
u nbuckle th e ve hic le s sa fe ty belt
a nd le t it go back all th e way. If th e
t o p te th er is atta ch ed to a to p te th e r
a nch or, dis co nn ect it .
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C en te r Fro nt S eat
P osit io n)
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d in ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at ca n be badly
i n ju re d or kil le d by th e fr o nta l
a ir b ags if th ey in fla te . N eve r
s e cu re ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at. It is alw ays
b e tte r to se cu re ach ild re str a in t in
a re a r se at.
D o not use ch ild re str a in ts in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at posit io n.

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3 -6 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsIf yo u r ch ild re str a in t ha s th e LA T C H
s yste m ,se e Low er A nch ors and
T e th e rs fo r C hild re n (L A T C H
S yste m )on pag e 35 0 fo r how and
w here to in sta ll yo u r ch ild re str a in t
u sin g LA T C H.If a ch ild re str a in t is
s e cu re d usin g asa fe ty belt and it
u se s a to p te th er, se e Low er
A nch ors and Te th e rs fo r C hil d re n
( L A T C H Syste m )on pag e 35 0 fo r
t o p te th e r anch or lo ca tio ns.
D o no t se cu re a ch ild se at in a
p osit io n wit h out a to p te th e r anch or
i f a na tio n alo r lo ca lla w re qu ir e s
t h at th e to p te th e r be anch ore d, or if
t h e in str u ctio ns th at co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p str a p
m ust be anch ore d. I
n Canada, th e la w re quir e s th at
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in ts ha ve
a to p te th e r, and th at th e te th e r be
a tta ch ed.
Y ou wil l b e usin g th e la p-s h o uld er
b elt to se cu re th e ch il d re str a in t in
t h is posit io n. F ollo w th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t.
1 . Move th e se a t as fa r ba ck as
i t w ill g o be fo re se cu rin g th e
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t.
2 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se a t.
3 . Pic k up th e la tc h pla te , an d ru n
t h e la p and sh ould e r po rtio ns of
t h e ve h ic le 's sa fe ty belt th ro u gh
o r aro und th e re str a in t. T he ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns will sh o w
y o u how .
4. Push th e la tc h pla te in to th e
b uck le until it clic k s.
P osit io n th e re le ase butto n on
t h e buckle so th at th e sa fe ty
b elt co uld be quic kly unbuckle d
i f n ece ssa ry .

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3 -6 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsIf th e ve hic le is equip pe d wit h th e
p asse n ger se n sin g syste m ,and
w hen th e passe n ger se nsin g syste m
h as tu rn e d off th e rig h t fr o nt
p asse n ger fr o nta la ir b ag , th e off
i n dic a to r on th e passe nge r air b ag
s ta tu s in d ic a to r sh o uld li g ht and sta y
l it w hen yo u sta rt th e ve hic le . S ee
P asse nger A ir b ag Sta tu s In dic a to r
o n page 51 2.
I f a ch ild re str a in t ha s be en in sta lle d
a nd on in d ic a to r is li t , se e If th e On
I n dic a to r is Lit fo r a Chil d Restr a in t
u nder P asse n ger S en sin g Syste m
o n page 33 4 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
T o re m ove th e ch ild re str a in t,
u n buck le th e ve hic le sa fe ty belt and
l e t it re tu rn to th e sto w ed posit io n.